Captain

Start Date: 2000-05-01End Date: 2001-09-01

As part of the Government On-line (GOL) initiative, DND has implemented a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) policies.Responsible for the creation of the PKI policies and management of the information obtained through the deployment of the PKI system across the Department of National Defence.Responsibilities included the co-ordination of the departmental requirements of the DND initiative and to ensure that the DND policies were mapped to the Government of Canada's PKI policies.Duties included attendance at senior meetings at Treasury Board to identify the relevant policies, as well as to provide numerous briefings to senior management in DND and TBS.The project was brought to a successful completion with the move to in-service operation of the PKI system.

Project Manager

Start Date: 2001-09-01End Date: 2002-09-01

The goal of the project is to standardise the network security and services. The project began in September 2001 was completed in 2005. At the time I left the project, I had created all project documentation, received all Departmental approvals for the project, and worked with PWGSC to issue a $29M contract for a Prime Contractor.Responsibilities included the initiation, definition, procurement, implementation and transition to in-service of the Department of National Defence (DND) Standard Network Operating System.Establish & maintain the budget of $29M.Duties included the creation and maintenance of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedule and scope.Responsible for the creation and staffing of the main RFP, review of proposals for the prime contractor, and management of the contract under GoC Procurement Policies.

Information Systems Manager

Start Date: 1990-11-01End Date: 1993-09-01

Responsibilities included the day-to-day management and operations of the LANs and VAX minicomputers within the CFCC HQ.The systems included Banyan, Appletalk and VAX VMS all connected to an Ethernet backbone.Tasks also included the co-ordination of the technical implementation of the Group Commanders Microcomputer System (GCMS) across Canada, responsible for technical design and Implementation of the communication systems across Canada.